Comments on: A Soul Day

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:37:57 +0000

Thanks that’s brill. I think I’ll start with book 1 then. We haven’t done much science as its the one I had the worst time at school with but I need to overcome my hate of the subject and not pass it on to my dd. I like the hidden english idea too.

Thanks
Emma

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:21:19 +0000

It does sound like a very lovely day. Fancy you finding time to be in the conservatory I can fully understand your wish to work part time. Even though both Jon and I work from home, I still wish there was less work needing to be done and more time for family. As for the financial worry your being part time might bring – obviously I don’t know your situation and wouldn’t presume to have an answer, but I would say that you get used to it. It takes a bit of a mind shift to manage on less, but I tend to think of these things this way: if you (the generic you, we, any of us) were suddenly forced by circumstances to manage under xyz conditions, manage you would and could – so doing it by choice should be a walk in the park. In theory, lol.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:35:37 +0000

no answer book required. it is v easy scientifically. she has mostly been doing it for practice in answering questions [hidden english as it were!!]

the three books all cover different topics, and i’m not sure that they get particularly harder, so not sure whether much point to skipping one. We only started them a year ago, and think that if done regularly and they are easy, that you could do 1 1/2 books easily in a year [as we will have done]. or alternatively just start on the next series up – so you really want to learn science. [which we will go to next] we elected to do both as she started 8-9 and i thought if we raced through, when we did the next series we were getting some revision in. I think the junior ones are more ‘fun’ in presentation as well.

does that answer the question at all?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:38:44 +0000

Sounds like a lovely day, Helen – sorry they are few and far between – I know the feeling! I’d also like to work part time I think, it might be an option to explore despite money worries here.

Is SB going on to Guides? You are right, she is growing up way too fast!

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:09:48 +0000

Hope you don’t mind me asking how has SB found GP Jnr Science 2? Am thinking of skipping GP Jnr Science 1 and heading straight into book 2. Do you need the answer book for it. We don’t do enough science really so looking for a structured course to use with my nearly 9 year old dd.

Thanks
Emma